TEMPO.CO, Madison - Madison County Chief Medical Officer Soelistyono Widyantono said the man who allegedly infected with ebola currently gets tight surveillance General Hospital Dr. Soedono, Madiun. Man with the initials M's return from Liberia on October 26, 2014 (read: Liberia Announces Emergency Ebola). "He worked as a lumberjack in the woods for eight months," Soelistyono, Saturday, October 1st, 2014.
In addition to M, the Department of Health also monitors 21 Madison County residents who had just returned from Liberia. Three of them citizens of District Pilangkenceng, a from the District Mejayan, ten from the District Saradan, and seven of origin District of Gemarang. "We went to their house one by one, and the results are known only M are experiencing pain," said Sulis.
Based on hospital records, M aged 29 years who live in District Gemarang, Madison County. "We took care of him in an isolation room since yesterday morning," said Head of Medical Services dr Soedono Sjaiful Anwar.
When you first enter the hospital, M decreased platelets, high fever, and impaired renal function. Based on the results of the medical examination, M positive for malaria. However, because he had come from countries designated as ebola endemic areas, the hospitals establish his status as a suspect Ebola disease.
According Sjaiful, to ascertain whether or not M contracted Ebola, was discovered eight days again. Therefore, the disease incubation period of 21 days. Until Saturday, M has been undergoing treatment for a period of 13 days. "A week in Liberia, a day quarantined at Soekarno-Hatta Airport, and the rest in Gemarang health centers," said Sjaiful.
During the two days of treatment in dr Soedono, Sjaiful said M improved conditions. Fever previously reached 38 degrees Celsius down to 36 degrees Celsius. However, intensive monitoring being conducted by paramedics.